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Train Your Dog Positively: Understand Your Dog and Solve Common Behavior Problems Including Separation Anxiety, Excessive Barking, Aggression, Ho Author: Victoria Stilwell List Price: Sale Price: £4.45 You save: £5.39 (55%)  |
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Think Dog: The bestselling guide to canine psychology Author: John Fisher |
DescriptionAn explanation of behavioural problems in dogs, and a guide to their correction and training for all dog owners.In this seminal pet psychology book, John Fisher examines the mind of the dog with examples taken from his practical experience, with the aim of explaining to owners how the world appears from a dog’s point of view.The first section of the book traces the ancestry and inherent behaviour of dogs, from their origins as pack animals related to the wolf or the jackal. The second part examines what most people describe as problem behaviour, which is just normal canine behaviour exhibited in the wrong place. The book concludes with an A-Z of common problems, their causes and cures.In the 1980s and 1990s John Fisher revolutionised dog training, first in England, then in the US. With his self-deprecating manner and ‘Oh! So British’ sense of humour he taught us to ‘Think Dog’. |
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Dog Training: The Joy of a Well-Behaved Puppy Author: Karen Cornwell |
DescriptionDog Training: The Joy of a Well-Behaved PuppyChoosing and training a puppy is not an exact science. As with children, every puppy is different and responds to different types of training and home environments. It is your job to choose the right puppy for your lifestyle and teach him in a way that he is easily able to respond to.Puppy training is on-going as your new puppy is constantly learning new things. Make sure you know how to teach your puppy the things he needs to know with love and understanding. This book will show you how. |
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Behavior Adjustment Training: BAT for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs Author: Grisha Stewart List Price: Sale Price: £7.34 You save: £9.65 (57%) |
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Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) Author: Emma Parsons List Price: Sale Price: £10.38 You save: £5.61 (35%) |
DescriptionPositive Answers for the Aggressive dog The dog that bites. The dog that attacks other dogs. The dog who may not survive his own aggressive behaviour. What can be done to help these dogs ? When Emma Parsons, canine behaviour consultant, discovered that her own dog was aggressive, she developed innovative and effective strategies to calm, alter and re-shape his reactive displays, and those of her clients" dogs. Now Parson"s strategies, all grounded in positive reinforcement, are available to everyone in her new book Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog. With more than 40 clear exercises, presented in an easy-to-follow "training recipe" format, Click to Calm teaches both pet owners and experienced trainers how to: desensitise your dog to approaching strange dogs grab your dog"s collar without getting bitten teach dogs to perform canine calming signals on cue use your own body language when under stress as a cue for your dog to remain calm .... plus many more creative and effective uses of managing behaviour through positive reinforcement and clicker training. Full of remarkable insights and practical information, Click to Calm holds the answers for everyone faced with this most challenging behaviour behaviour problem.? |
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Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training Crazy Dogs from Over the Top to Under Control Author: Laura VanArendonk Baugh |
Description"I’m loving it! Laura has managed not only to write a clear and incredibly important book, she’s really funny too! Her way of writing, the images in her language, and the diagrams make this book really stand out; there’s no way to misunderstand the concepts she’s presenting."-- Emelie Johnson Vegh, co-author of Agility Right from the StartSome dogs need a little help.Some dogs are afraid, or excited, or reactive. Dogs that “don’t listen” and “go crazy” don’t live the lives we –- or they –- want.Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out can change that. Simple steps and an accessible, conversational tone from award-winning, internationally-known trainer Laura VanArendonk Baugh CPDT-KA KPACTP make calming the agitated dog not only possible, but pleasant. Inside you’ll learn how to Achieve change in short, simple training sessions of a minute or less Maximize the effects of natural brain chemistry Know when to call in medical help “Clean up” unreliable behaviors in both overexcited sport dogs and pets at home Recognize how fear, aggression, and excitement are variants of the same root problemThe conversational tone is both informative and fun — very accessible, and it feels like the reader has a consulting trainer standing at her shoulder! Bring your dog from emotional to thoughtful, and enjoy a calmer, more enriched life with your best friend. |
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Scaredy Dog! Understanding & Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog Author: Ali Brown |
DescriptionWhen dogs growl at other dogs, lunge at people and bark at everything it's often mislabeled as “aggression.” But behavior that looks like aggression is often fear-based and should be treated as such. The appropriate term for this constellation of behaviors is “reactivity.”This book helps dog owners and trainers to understand the reactive dog and help him change for the better. The process is easy to grasp, and once the changes begin to take shape, owners become so encouraged that improving their dog's behavior suddenly becomes fun and exciting!If your dog can't pay attention to you in public places, doesn't behave like a good member of the family when guests visit, and loses control when other dogs are nearby, this book has a lot to offer.All training methods and classroom techniques are non-force and based on developing a ‘working relationship’ with your dog. Easy to read and understand, 148 pages, with 68 photographs and graphics to help you improve behavior and solve problems. (See reviews and read sample pages below.)About this edition. This updated version is a clarified version of the original. It includes more specific examples, and more and better photos to give you a better idea of what to look for and how to handle your reactive dog. |
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Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Reactive Dog Author: P Mcconnell List Price: Sale Price: £6.63 You save: £2.36 (26%) |
DescriptionPatricia McConnell PHD received her doctorate in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison researching dog behaviour and communications between trainers and working domestic dogs. She has a world renouned behavioural and training practice helping treat serious behavioural problems in companion animals. This book is for those that are fed up with barking and lunging whilst out on walks. It gives practical information for novice and professional trainers alike about positive ways to teach dogs how to walk by other dogs politely. It also includes tips for preventing trouble and effective methods for handling emergency situations. These humane, upbeat methods have changed many anxiety-ridden walks into relaxing, peaceful strolls. |
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Behavior Adjustment Training - BAT for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs Author: Grisha Stewart M.A. CPDT-KA |
DescriptionThink “functional” to solve your dog’s reactivity issues.Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) was developed by author Grisha Stewart to rehabilitate and prevent dog reactivity. BAT looks at the function of growling, lunging, or fleeing and helps dogs learn socially acceptable behaviors that serve that same function. In a nutshell, BAT builds confidence by giving dogs a chance to learn to control their environment through peaceful means. That makes BAT very empowering to your dog or puppy, in a good way. It’s also empowering for you, as you learn how to understand your dog and help him learn to safely get along with people, dogs, and other “triggers.”You will learn:• How to encourage or shape a “replacement behavior” that provides your dog the same “functional reward” as reactivity.• Why it is important to keep your dog calm in the presence of a trigger while teaching him to make good choices.• Step-by-step instructions needed to stage BAT set-ups to work with your dog in a controlled environment.• Practical ways to keep your dog from being pushed into a reactive state in and around your home and on walks.• How to use BAT preventively for puppy socialization. |
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Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog Author: Emma Parsons |
DescriptionPositive Answers for the Aggressive Dog. The dog that bites. The dog that attacks other dogs. The dog who may not survive his own aggressive behavior. What can be done to help these dogs? When Emma Parsons, canine behavior consultant, discovered that her own dog was aggressive, she developed innovative and effective strategies to calm, alter, and re-shape his reactive displays, and those of her clients' dogs.* Desensitize your dog to approaching strange dogs * Grab your dog's collar without getting bitten * Teach dogs to perform canine calming signals on cue * Use your own body language when under stress as a cue for your dog to remain calm |
